The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-05

| ball, 81 West ltaniOlph, VI The directors
elected Noyyin Green president, Thomas T.
Eckert and Charles a Tinker executive
committee and Roswell H. Rochester score
tary and treasurer.
William NJ Stork has been appointed col
lector OF customs for the district Of New
| London Conn
The commissioner Of patents has issued an
order forbidding heads Of divisions 10 borrow
money from subOrdinates
Secretary Whitney has postponed the OPEN
ing Of bids for the new cruisers until Aug. S,
tecause "a number Of contractors have not
their bids ready.
Rev. Thomas G. Bradford, 81 Port Gibson,
Miss, has boon appointed superintendent Of
the Chilocc0 Industrial school for Indians, IN
the Indian territory.
Owing b. the large amount Of work on
hand tho postmaster general has issned AN
order that no further leaves II absence be
granted clerks until after Sept l.
Assistant Secretary Thompson and General
Superintendent Kimball, II the life saving
service, will make . tour u inspection " the
life saving stations and light houses Of the
lake regions 900
Dunlap & Clark and the Ayeer.,,n, Print ting
company. Of ile.,i,riiphia, have been awarded
CONTRACT 10y the postmaster general for
! blanks. blank books and printed material for
the money order department
NJ. b. Bowkcr, Of Southampton, n. j., was
bitten by "A rattlcsnake while picking buckle
berries, and drank IA quart Of applejack 70
counteract the eRects Of the poison.
A big white shark was shot mt and wounded
In the Hudson river near Castleton, y. y.
At the City Temple Lsee)n, Rev DR..
Parker delivered farewell address prior b
his departure for America
Tho son Of the Hon Josorh Chamberlain,
Great Britain's Liberal Union leader, will bo
IA candidate FOR parliament.
The directors Of the Bads ship railway met
at Pittsburg, and determined T. resume
operations on the work at an early date
Tho report that thu Baltimore and Ohio
telegraph lines would be worked on the co
operative plan Is denied.
J. G.. Humphrey, Of Brdgeton, y. j., who
has bcon active In bringing illegal liquor sell
ers 10 Justice has been threatened with yio-
lenco unless he leaves town by Aug l.
There Is a strong feeling in favor Of com
merciM union in the maritime provinces Of
Canada
The Now York fire commissioners are for
mumting plan 80 prevent the storing OF
fireworks In great quantities within the city
limits
DR.. McGlynn and Henry George assert
that there Is no fear Of the labor party being
captured by the Socialists.
Capt William HodgdoA one Of the firt
Abolitionists, died at Boothbay, Ne.
Grasshoppers aro playiHs havoc with the
crops Of Belgium.
Minister Guzman, the now Costa Rican
minister, was presented to Tho president by
Secretary Bayard.
Andrew Mckee aged Is, and Howard
Rush, aged H. entered IA seVer in Phladel-
phia on a wager Mckee WAS overcome with
foul gas and was taken out dead Rush was
found unconscious, and his recovery IS
| doubtful.
Tbirty-sx Mormon missionaries have been
driven away from Asheville, $. G by mob
armed with axe helVes and headed by BaP
tist preacher.
On Sunday last body, supposed 70 be- that
Of Hugh McCOwlay, killed ia the railway ac-
cident at 81. Thomas, Ont, was received AZ
Hastings, Ia, by his father and duly burie1-
The Old gentleman was prostrated with grief,
| but wednesday no was dumbfounted when
his son suddenly entered the house. lie had
| lust arrived from Canada. The body was
sent from the wreck upon tho old gentleman's
order He saw the name Of his son in the
newspapers a. one Of the victims. His son,
| however. was not In the accident.
Eleven now cas'-s u yello" fever have been
reported In Key West since "Wednesday, and
one death.
DR.. Guzman, tho new minister from Mica
ragua, was presented T. tho president
Thursday by the secretary Of state
John II. Gleason, Of West Troy, n. y
has been dsbarred from practicing as an at
torney before the interior department
Ata meeting Of the Philadelphia coal ex
| change an advance Of ten cents ton Oh
broken, stove aud chestnut coal was agreed
upon.
Schedules in the assignment Of BOynton Il
| Smith. Now York manufacturers OF ladies
suits. show liabilities OF sl2l, 6Jj and actual
assets If ga ,Uj.
Anton C. j. Rudolph the bookkeeper OF
the Chicago National hank, who forged q
check and collected g., 900, has been sentenced
10 Joliet for three years.
Miss f. J.. Van Lew, ut one time post
mistress at Richmond, Va, and who was re-
Gently reduced from n 500 u "A s13O clerk
ship in the postolice department, has re-
signed.
The New York emigration commissioners
| will ask Secretary fairci.iid for permission
10 appropriate S25,OOO from the emigrant
fund b. make repairs 30 the Wards hland
hospital and Castle Garden.
Clerks in the adjutant generals office who
are enployed in the rooms Of the attic OF tie
war Department building will quit work at
| O'Clock instead Of o'clock during the CON
FINANCE of the warm weather.
Pursuant 10 the new spirit monopoly bill
the Swiss government has purchased alcohol
sufficient for the whole country for one years
consumption.
A fire in the town Of Liedekerke, In Bra
bant, Belgium, destroyed thirty-three houses,
depriying 9OO penoLs OF their homes